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Hogfather
- Discworld, Book 20
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz, Sian Clifford
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 965
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 870
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Story5 out of 5 stars 868
The stockings are hanging ready, the sherry and pies are waiting by the fireplace - but where is the jolly fat man with his sack? It's not right to find Death creeping down chimneys and trying to say 'Ho ho ho'—but someone's got to bring the little kiddies their presents. Or else they might stop believing. Belief is important in Discworld, particularly on the last night of the year when the time is turning. If the real man in the red suit isn't found by morning, there won't be a morning. Ever again....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story but poor narration
- By Kylie on 01-03-22
- Hogfather
- Discworld, Book 20
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz, Sian Clifford
soft then LOUD
Reviewed: 12-23-23
the character voices the narrator jumps between are softly spoken to LOUDLY PROJECTED and it drives me fucking nuts
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Oath and Honor
- A Memoir and a Warning
- By: Liz Cheney
- Narrated by: Liz Cheney
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7,180
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,588
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6,587
In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to the Constitution: they ignored the rulings of dozens of courts, plotted to overturn a lawful election, and provoked a violent attack on our Capitol.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Most important book I've ever read.
- By James m Finamore jr on 12-07-23
- Oath and Honor
- A Memoir and a Warning
- By: Liz Cheney
- Narrated by: Liz Cheney
on record
Reviewed: 12-09-23
i appreciate former wyoming u.s. rep. liz cheney’s efforts to document the truth for history.
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Black AF History
- The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
- By: Michael Harriot
- Narrated by: Michael Harriot
- Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,277
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,183
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,183
America’s backstory is a whitewashed mythology implanted in our collective memory. It should come as no surprise that the dominant narrative of American history is blighted with errors and oversights—after all, history books were written by white men with their perspectives at the forefront. It could even be said that the devaluation and erasure of the Black experience is as American as apple pie. In Black AF History, Michael Harriot presents a more accurate version of American history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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LOVE It!
- By KMB on 09-29-23
- Black AF History
- The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
- By: Michael Harriot
- Narrated by: Michael Harriot
brilliant
Reviewed: 11-04-23
smart, funny, insightful, and rings truer than the fantasies we have accepted as popular founding mythology.
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Prequel
- An American Fight Against Fascism
- By: Rachel Maddow
- Narrated by: Rachel Maddow
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,130
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,818
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,815
Inspired by her research for the hit podcast Ultra, Rachel Maddow charts the rise of a wild American strain of authoritarianism that has been alive on the far-right edge of our politics for the better part of a century. Before and even after our troops had begun fighting abroad in World War II, a clandestine network flooded the country with disinformation aimed at sapping the strength of the U.S. war effort and persuading Americans that our natural alliance was with the Axis, not against it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The fight to keep democracy alive
- By Rex on 10-19-23
- Prequel
- An American Fight Against Fascism
- By: Rachel Maddow
- Narrated by: Rachel Maddow
ignore the bad reviews
Reviewed: 10-22-23
they’re just trolls that clearly never read or listened to the book. but you should. and make your own opinions from that instead.
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A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
- By: T. Kingfisher
- Narrated by: Patricia Santomasso
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,112
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,844
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,841
Fourteen-year-old Mona isn't like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can't control lightning or speak to water. Her familiar is a sourdough starter, and her magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt's bakery making gingerbread men dance. But Mona's life is turned upside down when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor. An assassin is stalking the streets of Mona's city, preying on magic folk, and it appears that Mona is his next target. And in an embattled city suddenly bereft of wizards, the assassin may be the least of Mona's worries.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A tour de force unimaginably good
- By Joella Berkner on 10-21-21
- A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
- By: T. Kingfisher
- Narrated by: Patricia Santomasso
i’ve never been a 14 year old girl but
Reviewed: 10-07-23
these characters don’t read as the appropriate age they’re supposed to be in the story. it wasn’t until the end that i thought maybe if it was an older mona writing a memoir the tone would be align more with the story, but it was distracting. if she didn’t KEEP saying she was only 14 over and over i’d’ve been able to ignore it and write her off as 24. but no, the author wants you to know this is very much a 14 year old wizard. actually, i’m still annoyed and just dropped it another star
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Big Caesars and Little Caesars
- How They Rise and How They Fall - from Julius Caesar to Boris Johnson
- By: Ferdinand Mount
- Narrated by: Paul Blezard
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
There is a comforting illusion shared by historians and political commentators from Fukuyama back to Macaulay, Mill and Marx, that history progresses in a nice straight line towards liberal democracy or socialism, despite the odd hiccup. In reality, every democracy, however sophisticated or stable it may look, has been attacked or actually destroyed by a would-be Caesar, from Ancient Greece to the present day. Marx was wrong. This Caesarism is not an absurd throwback; it is an ever-present danger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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collection of failures and warnings
- By D Darling on 09-01-23
- Big Caesars and Little Caesars
- How They Rise and How They Fall - from Julius Caesar to Boris Johnson
- By: Ferdinand Mount
- Narrated by: Paul Blezard
collection of failures and warnings
Reviewed: 09-01-23
illustrating they come in all shapes and sizes but ultimately want the same thing. i didn’t mind the jumping around bit, they’re more like historical vingettes than a deep study into any of the people discussed. overall enjoyed
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Hunting by Stars
- (A Marrow Thieves Novel)
- By: Cherie Dimaline
- Narrated by: Meegwun Fairbrother, Michelle St. John
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story5 out of 5 stars 45
Years ago, when plagues and natural disasters killed millions of people, much of the world stopped dreaming. Without dreams, people are haunted, sick, mad, unable to rebuild. The government soon finds that the Indigenous people of North America have retained their dreams, an ability rumored to be housed in the very marrow of their bones. Soon, residential schools pop up — or are re-opened — across the land to bring in the dreamers and harvest their dreams.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story!
- By Amazon Customer on 02-01-25
- Hunting by Stars
- (A Marrow Thieves Novel)
- By: Cherie Dimaline
- Narrated by: Meegwun Fairbrother, Michelle St. John
sharp intakes of breath
Reviewed: 07-03-23
i love this story. i am thankful for these novels. but one of the two narrators was hard to handle at times. one point, she took such a sharp, quick breath i thought something dramatic was about to happen, but it was just her breathing. it was weird, and jolting and don’t even remember what the passage was about. i thought maybe i was being finicky about it, but the male narrator does not have the same issue.
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My Sister's Grave
- Tracy Crosswhite, Book 1
- By: Robert Dugoni
- Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26,782
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23,964
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23,908
Tracy Crosswhite has spent 20 years questioning the facts surrounding her sister Sarah’s disappearance and the murder trial that followed. She doesn’t believe that Edmund House - a convicted rapist and the man condemned for Sarah’s murder - is the guilty party. Motivated by the opportunity to obtain real justice, Tracy became a homicide detective with the Seattle PD and dedicated her life to tracking down killers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Story not for me--but that's just my taste
- By Kathi on 01-30-17
- My Sister's Grave
- Tracy Crosswhite, Book 1
- By: Robert Dugoni
- Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
-2. moo. i mean boo
Reviewed: 11-17-22
there is a background character in the story that is an assault survivor named annabelle bovine. everything just kinda turned into white noise after that… -2 stars for a choice so distracting it took me out of the story completely and was left trying to figure out if it was supposed be some sort of weird joke at the expense of the otherwise more or less voiceless character.
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Ep 3: Anatomy of Fear
- By: Lily Baldwin
- Narrated by: Lily Baldwin
- Length: 44 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 10
X’s threat level increases, forcing Lily to seek out legal protection while fighting to maintain control of her mind and body.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Wish she’d just tell her story
- By 6catz on 05-15-22
- Ep 3: Anatomy of Fear
- By: Lily Baldwin
- Narrated by: Lily Baldwin
background noises
Reviewed: 03-18-22
all the high pitches and whirrs make me physically nauseous and want to vomit. if you’re sound sensitive this is a nightmare
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The Séance
- By: John Harwood
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham, Simon Vance, Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,472
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,329
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,323
Constance Langton grows up in a household marked by death, her father distant, her mother in perpetual mourning for Constance's sister, the child she lost. Desperate to coax her mother back to health, Constance takes her to a séance; perhaps she will find comfort from beyond the grave. But the meeting has tragic consequences. Constance is left alone, her only legacy a mysterious bequest that will blight her life. So begins this brilliant and gripping novel, a dark mystery set in late-Victorian England.
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5 out of 5 stars
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it's terrific when you discover a new "favorite."
- By Laurie A. Bobskill on 03-31-18
- The Séance
- By: John Harwood
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham, Simon Vance, Katherine Kellgren
last 2 chapters are awful
Reviewed: 08-02-21
imagine my disappointment when i reached chapter 12 and it was the same narrator of the previous chapter, which was literally. literally. physically painful. NO REASON TO SHOUT, I HAVE HEADPHONES ON.
idk if it was worth suffering thru the last bit. even with the sound turned down her raised voice makes it difficult to listen to.
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